Comments on: After getting permission from the Port of Montreal yardmaster and security to leave, CN 500 is on the move with a BNSF leader.

By: mberry

mberry — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:45:56 +0000

Ah ok, thanks for the info.

By: mattwatson

mattwatson — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:06:07 +0000

That is a semi-automatic switch (the diamond shaped target is the giveaway). Spring switches must be marked with a sign bearing the letters “SS”. Semi-automatic switches are a lot more user-friendly and much more common.

By: mberry

mberry — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 02:17:55 +0000

Yes at least two BNSF units are in Montreal now. It is must be a spring switch as the train didn’t stop to throw it..

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 02:16:03 +0000

Very nice Michael, interesting to see a BNSF unit operating in local CN service in Montreal. There are some of them operating in Aldershot/Hamilton/Brantford area, didn’t think they got as far as Montreal. Question – is that a spring switch 2302 is about to enter or are they waiting for the conductor to get down and throw it ? Thanks for sharing, John